BDSM Lexicon · Roles

Submissive

A submissive (also called a sub) is someone who consciously and voluntarily takes on the submissive role in a BDSM relationship or experience. The submissive opens themselves up to the guidance, control, or dominance of the other person, often the dominant, and derives satisfaction, excitement, or emotional depth from this.

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Related terms

• Bottom
• Dominant
• Slave / Slave girl
• Switch
• Daddy Dom

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